SEMI-WEEKLY V COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 11, 1904. 22: No. 35 ol . Entered as second-class matter July 8, Präsident Issues Thanksgiving Baptist Pastor Defends Eagles- !H)4, at the postoflice at Coquille, Ore- I!H)4, Ure- Day Proclamation. iron. under act of Congress of March II, 187». Ceutralia, Wash., Nov. 7.--Rev. Walter CuUn, M. D. Pu Y8ICI an S urgeon and C oquille C it y , O re . i Kronenbuitf BUI r Next Door to P. O Telephone 3. Stanley & Burns, AttorueyB-afc-Law, Real Estate, Collections. Specialties—Criminal aiul U. S. Laud Cases, Notaries Pnblio. CoQUILLK. - - - OBEOON. Geo. Russell, M. D.. P hysician and S uiiobon , Office npstftirs in MARTIN BUILDING Calls promptly answered day or night. Night call will I k ' answered from Mrs. Wickham’ s Boarding House. Phone, main 136. Coquille, : : : Oregon. I i I A. J. Sherwood, A t to r n e y - a t - L a w , N o t a r y P u b l ic , Coquille, : : Oregon Walter Sinclair, A t t o r n r y - a t - L a w , N ota ry P u b l i c , Coquille, 1 Oregon. _____ 1 I. Hacker, A bstractkr of T it l e s . C o q u il l r C i t y , O re Washington, Nov. 1.— The Pres W. E. Zediker, pastor of the Bap ident today issued the Thanksgiv tist Church, who created quite a ing day proclamation, setting aside stir in Centralia last week by join Thursday, November 24, “ to be ob ing the Eagles’ Aerie, in Centralia, served as a day of festival and preached his second sermon on the thanksgiving by all of the people subject yesterday morning. Rev, of the United Stales at home and Zediker is a man who is strongly iu abroad.” favor of insurance organizations, The proclamation was issued aud made the statement that, al from the State Department this af- though faith was a good thing and ternoou by Secretary Hay. It fol- would help out in places, it would lows: not feed his widow and children By the President of the United after he was gone. The opposing States— A Proclamation: ones of bis congregation Are fast It has pleased Almighty God to i coming over to his side. In his bring the American people in safety i second sermon, entitled, “ Fraternal and honor through another year, Orders vs. the Church, nnd Are and in accordance with the the long they in Conflict?” Rev. Zediker unbroken custom handed down to went on to prove that, inttead of us by our forefuthers, the time has the church and fraternal orders be come wheu a special day shall be ing in conflict, they were iu reaity set apart in which to thank Him , working iu the same line. who holds all nations in the hollow Some one, who evidently was not of his hand for the mercies thus in sympathy with Rev. Zediker and vouchsafed to us. During the cen his ideas, sent him this week, anony tury aud a quarter of our National mously, a book on “ Iniights on life, we as a people have been Fraternalism,” which he used as a blessed beyond all others, and for text to prove how ignorant some this we owe humble and heartfelt people are on the subject of secret thanks to the author of all bless orders. Rev. Zedikor, by his able ings. manner in handling the subject of The year that has closed has been fraternal orders, and especially the one of peace within our own bor. Eagles, has made many friends for ders ns well as between us and all himself. His resolve to stick to the other nations. The harvests have Eagles has also brought a large been abundant, and those who work, number of new friends to his flock. whether with hand or brain, are prospering greatly. Reward has Submarine Boat in W ar. nwaited upon honest effort. We have been enabled to do our duty The Japanese-Russian War has to ourselves and to others. Never has there been n time when relig not yet brought the submarine boat ious nnd charitable effort has been to a practical test; but it has been and more evident. Much has been giv sufficiently well developed en to us, and much will be expected proved to make it certain that it will, at some time, play an import from us. We speak of what has been done ant part in naval warfare. It is the by this Nation in no spirit of boast next great instrument of destruction fulness or vainglory, but with full, to be used, especially since the tor nnd reverent realization that our j pedo has, in Japanese hands, proved strength is aB nothing unless we are so effective. A w tu ln ess oi Siege. ' I COQUILLE RIVER STEAMBOAT GO. $2.00 P er Y e a h . NOTE AN D COM M ENT. Knowlton's Drug Store The course of Russia aud Great Britain in utilizing a dovice of the Hague peace conference to arrive at a settlement of their differences over the North Sea incident i* every where regarded as a distinct triumph for the cause of peace to which President Roosevelt has given such impetus, by his support of the “ The uncanny part of it all is Hague tribunal. that men meet death iu utter silence. One of the beef trust magnets is One sees the fiercest of fighting but quoted as saying, “ Wo are entirely hears no ono. One moonlight night satisfied with existing conditions.” at Etz Mountain I watched an as He may Bay differently when the sault of a ghostly mass of moving Coquille, Oregon. Supreme Court has decided the figures, through which continual federal suit against the trust. lines wi l t made by our guards, ad mitting glimpses of scenes behind. The Standard Oil company says it These gaps were closed up as if by "took no part in securing the nom magic, aud the masses surged on ination of either presidential can RAM BLERS NEW, ward while our men, forsaking the didate.” The Standard never does trenches, sought the shelter of the bother about the personality of the T R IB U N E S LATEST forts. On they came until when candidate. It contents itself with AND AND they were close up to us the mines securing a mortgage on him after be M IT C H E L L S Best Wheels Out exploded and the earth opened is nominated. Bodies were hurled high in the air David’s famous reflection on the and then sank aguin to the earth. R are Bargains in S e c o n d -H a n d W h e e ls . Wheels to Rent. R epairing D on e on S h o r t N otice. Hands clutched the rifles and in the prevalence of falsifiers must have moonlight the bayonets looked like been uttered during a presidental fireworks shooting upward and de campaign. Loyidon, Nov. 5.—The Daily Mail’s Chefoo correspondent has obtained a letter from a Russian in Port Arthur, dated October 27, iu which the wrili r declares that it would need the pen of Zola or the brush of Vtrtstt hugiu to picture the aw fulness of the siege. The letter says: Toilet Articles, School Books and School Supplies, Kodaks and Kodak Supplies, Fine Stationery a Specialty. A L B E R T FISH , COQUILLE, OREGON East End ot Front St. scending point downward into the These are the days when Switzer bodies of men. I dream of that land thanks the Almighty that her A. J. SHERWOOD, Pres. sight even uow, navy never gets her into trouble. “ All the inventions of military genius are not able to daunt the It is becoming more and more Japanese, who fight with Titanic evident that Admiral Rojesventsky energy. Our soldiers are gladi wanted to be put under bonds to ators and great-hearted heroes. keep the peace, or locked up for the T r a n s a c t s “ The last sortio of the fl ;et failed safety of nations. I. H. HAZARD, Cashier R. E. SHINE, Vice Pres. F IR S T N A T IO N A L B A N K because of inability to repair ves sels previously damaged. “ We have not a single bottle of anesthetics left. Just think what agony the wounded must endure. Hall & Hall, The food is of the coarsest and even A t t o r n e y s - a t - L aw , that is becoming scarce, while Doslei iu H sal E state o f all kinds. disease is rife and sanitary condi tions are deplorable. It is impossi Marshfield, Oregon. ble to repair the ships with our scant re lourcos, but we are all de termined to hold ont, come what J. Curtis Snook, 0. D. S. The submarine torpedo-boat is an helped from above. Hitherto we ill, in the hope of relief. For D h n t is t , have been given the heartiest enlarged Whitehead torpedo, with ever man we lose our foes bemoan Office two doors south Odd Fellow’ s Hall strength to do the tasks allotted to human intelligence instead of auto the loss of 100.” Will make Bandon a professional visit us ns they severally’ arose. We are matic machinery to guide it, nnd i the first Monday in eaoh quarter. thankful for all that has been done with a launching tube instead of A n Acknowledgment of W ea k - for ns in the past, and we pray that the charge of guncotton in its nose. C oqu ille, O regon. in the future we may be strength There are several types in more or ened in the unending struggle to less successful operation. Notable Press dispatches appearing yes do our duty fearlesslv and honeetlv, is the French type, that sinks by E. D. Sperry. W . C. Chase. terday, to the effect that Russia’s filling tanks, which is a slow opera with charity and good will, with re Then there is the Lake North Sea blunder may have been spect for ourselves and with love tion. SPERRY & CHASE, (American) submarine, that hauls caused by a failure on the part of toward our fellow men. Attorneys-at-Law. officers of the squadron to under In this great Republic the effort itself under by inclined hydro stand signals, gives significant cor Office in Robinson Building, to combine National strength with planes, and the Holland type, re roboration of what has been assert personal freedom is being tried on cently acquired by the United States Coquille, - - - Oregon. ed from time to time since the be Government, that dives while under a scale more gigantic than ever be ginning of the war in the Orient, as fore in the world’s history. Our motion, and is certninly what the to the lessening prestige of the success will mean much not only others are not - a mechanical fish. E G. D. Holden, Muscovite that is clearly based on for ourselves, but for the future of --W o r ld ’s Work. L aw yer , inherent weakness, characterized by • • all mankind; nnd every man or City R eoorder. U. «.Com m issioner, Gen incompotency and mismanagement. woman in our land should feel the | W ill T r y to RaiBe Battleship. eral Insurance Agent, and Notary The important fact to be noted with grave responsibility resting upon reference to these dispatches is that Public. OtHoe in Robin- him or her, for in the last analysis Washington, Nov. 7.— For $5,000 they originated in censored St. son Building. this success must depend upon the the United States Battleship Maine Admitting that they Coquille, Oregon. high average of our individual citi Salvage Company of this city has Petersburg. may be designed as affording a zenship, upon the way in which bought from the Cuban government I loophole for the explanation of an each of us does his duty by himself the wreck o f the battleship Maioe, episode burdened with ugly con and his neighbor. in Havana harbor. A coffer dam A. F. Kirshman, sequences, Russia stands in no Now, therefore, I, Theodore will be built around the wreck and more favorable light. D e n t is t . Roosevelt, President of the United the hulk will be raised. Such of It is specifically alleged in the Office at Kesidenoe, one block east o f States, do hereby appoint and set the 74 bodies of the American sail apart Thursday, the 24th of this ors not recovered will be removed matter referred to that officers of Tuttle Hotel. November, to be observed as n day and buried with due honors in the the Second Pacific Squadron are so . Oregon. Coquille of festival and thanksgiving by all United States, if the navy depart unfamiliar with the new code sys the people of the United States at ment desires to take charge of tem adopted by the Russian Ad home or abroad, and do recommend them, or in Havana if the Washing miralty that during recent maneuv that on that day they cease from ton government makes no provision. ers not a single ship understood or Str. D I S P A T C H obeyed the Admiral's o.’ders. It their ordinary occupations, and Tom White, Master, The salvage company will make was asserted not long ago by an Leaves ! Arrives gather in their several places of arrangements for the sale of the Bandon....... 7 a - m . j Coquille------ I O a - m . authority of high repute that if *nv Coquille ........ 1 p - m . I B andon ------ 4 p - m . worship or iu their homes, devout machinery of the famous battleship. hope still lingered at St. Petersburg Connects at Coquille with train for Marshfield ly to give thanks to Almighty God It is planned to tow the ship to and steamer Ejho for Myrtle Point. for the benefits he has conferred Coney Island to be on exhibition of securing ascendancy at sea it might as well he abandoned. The Str. F A V O R I T E upon us as individuals and as a Na there. latest announcement from the Mus J. C. Moomaw. Master, tion, and to beseech Him that in —»<»»■ » — Leaves | Arrives covite capital, if ws grant its sin Coquille....... 7 a - m . | Bandon. .10:45 a * m . the future his divine favor may be Practical Joker is Killed. cerity, adds emphasis to the asser Bandon.........1 P-M. I Coquille. 4:45 p - m . continued to us. tion. It is evidence indubitable In witness whereof, I have here- j Str. R E T A that the Russian navy is lacking in Springfield, III , Nov. 4.— James Alva Lee, Master, unto set my hand and caused the a personnel that is self-confident, M. Maxwell, president o f local un Leaves | Arrives seal of the United States to be af Coquille __ 1 p - m . ! Bandon----- 5 p - m . j ion No. 63, United Mineworkers of that the men entrusted with handl Bandon....... 7 A-M. | Coquille... .11 a - m . j fixed. Carrying passengers and mail. Done at the City of Washington, America, at Yirden, has been shot ing and fighting the ships are not killed by Thomas Hall, a bartender of the oaliber and character essen Coquille River Transportation Co. this 1st day of November, in the \pnr of our Lord one thousand nine as the result of a practical joke. tial to victory in these modern Str. L I B E R T Y hundred nnd four, and of the in Hall was returning home after clos times.—Telegram. W. R. Panter, Master. dependence of the United .States ing his saloon through North Park Leaves | Arrives A K a n a w a )' l l l i j c l c Bandon.. 7 a - m . ! Coquille. ...10 a - m . the one hundred aud twenty-ninth, i when Maxwill, for a joke, stepped Coquille . 1 p - m . I Bandon . . . . 4 P M. j from behind a tree and ordered Terminated with an ugly cut on T heodore R oosrvfi . t . Makes connection with train at f'oqtiille Hall to throw up hi* hands. Hall the leg of J. B. Orner, Franklin and np-river boats. J ohn H a y , Secretary of State. T. W. PAN TER, Managing Owner. who has been a victim of hold-ups Grover, 111, It developed a stub Bv the President. twice recently, drew a revolver and born ulcer unyielding to doctor* Str. EC H O and remedies for four years. Then Those who are looking for humor shot Maxwell in the stomseh. Max Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured. It’s T. \V. McCkokey. M a .P t , Tjeaves j Arrives ous literature might save up the well, who lived for several hours af just ns good for Burns, Scalds, Myrtle P oin t.. .7 A-M. ! C«»quilleC’y 9:30 a - m . Coquille City 1 p - m . ! Myrtle P't. 4^0 p - m I earr.pnign prophesies and read them terward, said he did not blame Hall Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25c, at Daily except Sunday. for shooting him. R. S. Knowlton’s Drug Store. after the election. -------r ' HERALD. o p COQUILiLiH, OREGON. a G eneral B a n k in g B u s in e s s Fire members of a Cuban election Board of Directors. A. J. Sherwood, board have been sentenced to four R. C. Dement, I). Harlocker, L. H. Hazard, teen years imprisonment for falsify Isaiah Hacker, R. E. Shine. ing election returns. There are some sections in this country that could learn wisdom from Cuba, Correspondents. National Bank of Commerce, New York City Crocker Wool worth N ’l Bank, San Francisco First Nat’l Bank of Portland, Portland, Or. ************************** * * * M RS. BERIHA PAYNE. * Why shouldn’t Boston be proud? She has 551 varieties of religion and \i/ ?IN only one wav of serving beaus on \IX Sunday morning. * * COQUILLE, OREGON. * Also a com- The Japs have called our atten * Dealer iu Fancy nnd Ladies’ Furnishing Goods. tion to the fact that while they .nay pleto line of Sca3onablo Millinery. accidently violate the rules of war T in fare, they have never yet attacked a fishing crew. * * ************************** FOX BROS. Baltimore proposes to build the largest sugar plant in the country. She probably expects to furnish the Washington “ pie” counter with sac charine matter. G E N E R A L D R A Y IN G . COQUILLE, OREGON. The contention that the Russian warship gunners are poor marks- men will have to be abandoned. They killed several English fisher men as dead as herring. Meets all Boats and Trams. Goods Handled with Care and Dispatch. A G E N T FOR WOOD FOR SALE- R IV E R T O N COAL. Leave orders at T. J. Little’s Livery Stable. By means of experiments con ducted by Professor Pernot at the Oregon Agricultural College it has been demonstrated that prune and other fruit juices can be kept al most indefinitely by sterilizing and putting up in airtight bottles, and have no “ cooked” flavor. Pruno juice has been kept in the college PH ON E 116 laboratory for three years in perfect condition. After describing the manner of preparing the juices, Professor Pernot says concerning P R O P R IE T O R S the cost and value of the product of one of the our most common fruits, Reasonable Rates of which a large quantity is annual Experienced Help ly wasted; Special Kates to Families and Hotels “ Cider apples can generally be obtained for 10 cents per bushel. One bushel will make st least three We make our own soap ami know its ingredients. No injurious chemicals used. Our baskets will i>o left at all the principal points on the river. gallons of cider. If this were sold at Goods called for And delivered in Coquille City. 20 cents per quart bottle, the cider’ from oue bushel of apples would give a gross receipt of $2.40, and the cost of preparing the twelve bottles of cider for market would IN Q U A N T IT IE S not exceed 75 cents at most. There S W E E T C R E A M is a constant demand for sweet cider, T O S U IT M IL K A N D and an extensive market for it. The prosperity of our producers depends upon the utilization of all their products, but there is entirely too much of our bountiful supply of fruit wasted.” — Oregonian. C oquille Steam Laundry NOSLER & LYONS Best of W ork Dairy Produce ICE coquine Ice & Cold-Storage Co. Claire H Brainard, son of Hamuel R. Brainard, a millionaire con tractor of Cleveland, Ohio, was asphyxiated hy gas in his room in the Buckley House in that city, some time during Saturday night, and his lifeless body was discovered stretched on the floor at 9 o'clock yesterday morning by j Policeman Price aud the proprietor of the t hotel.— Ex. T H E Iv T -A -H Who tied the cow ’s tail to his leg in the process of milk ing; said she had not dragged him over two miles before he realized he had made a mistake. H o w Z M u c li F a r t n e i Must you be dragged before you realize you are making a mistake in not using Electric Lights.